Dark Chocolate, Walnut, and Golden Raisin Cookies
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Today is a special day. It marks one of the most frightening and fulfilling days in my life. A day that I will cherish forever, as a moment when I felt completely full of love and completely loved in return. I am talking of course of my wedding day three years ago. Thank you, Zoe, for making me as happy today, as I was when you first entered my life some 8 years ago.
As a special treat for Zoe, this weeks cookies feature an ingredient that I usually shun from being in my cookies. I am talking about nuts. But as all things should be, I compromised, by making sure that the cookies selected this week are also full of rich dark chocolate so that I will also be unable to resist them! I guess this weeks cookies are a match made in heaven.
INGREDIENTS (makes 35-40 cookies)
- 8 oz. bittersweet chocolate, 60%-72% cocoa (chopped)
- 4 Tblsn. butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tspn. espresso powder
- 1 tspn. vanilla extract
- 1 cup flour
- 1/4 tspn. baking powder
- 1/4 tspn. salt
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 3/4 cup golden raisins
DIRECTIONS
These cookies are very straight forward to make, just like any chocolate cookies. Start off by setting up a double boiler to melt the bittersweet chocolate and the butter together. Be sure to keep the temperature low so not to burn the chocolate. Mix these two together until evenly melted and creamy.
In a separate bowl combine the sugar and eggs. Beat them together until smooth and a bit frothy. Now add the melted chocolate and butter mixture and mix it in. Finally, stir in all of the remaining ingredients.
Refrigerate the dough if you like, to make the cookies a bit softer and chewier, as well as easier to scoop.
Preheat the oven to 325°F and line a couple trays with parchment paper. Start placing tablespoon sized scoops onto the trays with a least an inch of clearance around the dough. These cookies will spread a bit, but not as much as many other cookies. Cook each tray for 11-13 minutes until the tops just start to crack like brownies.
Yum. Yum yum yum. Can you make more now?
aww how sweet. I didn’t really think you liked the girl, but if you were willing to put nuts in cookies – that’s a pretty major compromise. Zoe, hold onto this one.